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CHAP, each section ; unless the championship counted for more 

 VL than 3 points, B would score no more points than A, al- 

 though the quality of his exhibit was superior as evidenced 

 by his taking three championships. The aim of agricultural 

 shows should be to encourage quality rather than number of 

 exhibits from any one exhibitor. 



(9). In the event of a tie, the judge must decide as to the 

 general relative merits of the two tieing exhibits and award the 

 championship to the one which in his opinion is the best. If 

 taken in an absolutely mathematical sense, the counting of 

 points may result in an injustice to the best exhibit. It is 

 obvious that if an exhibit wins prizes against severe competi- 

 tion, it is more worthy of a championship than one which has 

 no competition. 



(10). The exhibits must have been harvested during the 

 twelve months immediately preceding the show. 



(11). Exhibits mustnot.be treated unfairly by removing 

 poor, cross-bred, injured, or otherwise undesirable grains and 

 replacing them by good ones. Any unfair or tricky occur- 

 rences bar the exhibitor from all entries and all privileges of 

 the show. One, or not more than three, grains may be 

 removed by the exhibitor from one or more sides of each ear, 

 in order to decide whether the ear is fit for exhibition. 



(12). " Grooming" of the ears in such a manner as to allow 

 of their best possible presentation, is strongly recommended ; 

 e.g. shanks of ears should be neatly removed with a pocket 

 knife, and loose silks should be carefully taken off. 



(13). Exhibits must be delivered to the stewards of the pro- 

 duce section two clear days before the opening of the show. 

 They must be carefully labelled both inside and outside of the 

 bag or box, for it often happens that the outside label is torn 

 off in transit, and the owner is then traced with difficulty. 

 The inside label should bear the name and address of ex- 

 hibitor, the date of forwarding, and the section and class in 

 which the entry is made. It is best to tie this on to at least 

 one of the ears, or inside the mouth of the sack of shelled grain. 



(14). All exhibits are subject to necessary handling by the 

 judge, but remain the property of the exhibitor, and may be 

 secured by him immediately after the show is declared closed 

 and the awards have been made. 



